The Products of Design Summer Program in France offers hands-on, collaborative experience and instruction in rapid sketching, materials investigation, prototyping, iteration, narrative creation and environmental stewardship. In addition to work completed during the days, participants will enjoy opportunities to sight see, socialize with designers from around the world, and attend lectures in the evenings.

The program invites applicants from various backgrounds: design professionals, students (in at least senior standing at an art & design college), or graduate students in any field. Faculty will be MFA Products of Design chair Allan Chochinov and faculty member Emilie Baltz.

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Great that France is offering craftsmanship programs. The tide is already turning people would rather pay more to support original design than pay for mass produced products. Sad to hear stories of the some artisan techniques dying out before there's nobody to pass the skills on to.

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